Shadrach's Ex Battery and Rescued chickens thread.

[pennyJo1960]

Hey good Afternoon to all. I think my dislike of ducks is from my Dad.
@Shadrach I can still say that is striking duck and mean it.
This is my new banty cochin.

 

[MaryJanet]

How do y'all put them back?

Treats work well if I can't wait for them to go in at dusk.

 

[MaryJanet]

I nearly always have hawks or eagles in sight when I'm out (not just see them sometime during the day but usually can see at least one at any given time.)

This comment opened my eyes to the prevalence of eagles and hawks where you live.

The equivalent comment at my house is I see them sometimes during a decade.

 

[MaryJanet]

A polite request and hopefully a way to discuss without offense.
Keep the points general; person to person arguements are not productive and can easily cause offense.

Different cultures have different views and I would like all cultures to feel comfortable on this thread.
Whether one agrees with it or not American citizens have the right to bear arms and consequently have differing views on firearms to most of Europe.
I, we, don't live there and often don't understand the complexities of the issue.

Europe and the UK have an illegal gun problem. It may not be as big a problem as other countries but we've got it.

I have no idea what the answer to any of it is and it's not as important as chickens in my book.

Sorry Shad. I didn't see this until it was too late.

 

[Molpet]

This comment opened my eyes to the prevalence of eagles and hawks where you live.

The equivalent comment at my house is I see them sometimes during a decade.

Tons of raptors by me too.
Today 6 am, GH Owls hooting
Around 10 am I seen the resident pair of red tails chasing another RT hawk. Sitting on the high power line watching was a juvenile eagle.
Later a small hawk zipped by at the house gutter line so fast I'm not sure what specie.

 

[no fly zone]

Skeksis did not understand the assignment.

 

[MaryJanet]

Skeksis did not understand the assignment.

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She was probably working on something more important.

 

[BDutch]

One of the reasons I started reading this thread, is hoping for information to help the hens transition to a wider world.

I don't handle them except when absolutely necessary so I'm not confident about getting them back into the coop after they are out. I would rather not let them out a bit before dusk because that is when there is the most traffic on the road. I still don't want to lose them to zoning issues.

I didn't think letting them out would ever happen, so the coop isn't set up well to attach a run to it.

How do y'all put them back?

Coco likes the idea of outside, too.

Chickens come home before dusk to roost (if they always sleep inside).
Give them some scratch , before you lock them up when it’s still light, and make a sound with it.

Chickens learn super quick if food or a treat is involved. If they hear the sound of the treat, they come home any time.

 

[BDutch]

More tax. They heard or saw something. No idea what. Maybe a fox in the nearby woods. They are quietly growling a warning to each other.
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My chickens never quietly growl as a warning for a dangerous predator like a fox or a dog. They panic and fly. Many times on top of the run or over the hedge to the neighbours.
For a cat they give quietly growlings and move in the other direction as were the cat is.

 

[Ladies-Eight]

Shad asked very nicely. Please take the 'gun' discussion to another thread rather than endanger this thread. This subject has become entirely too politicized. We all have our opinions - some very strong - on this matter.

I agree with you!